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No. 782,070- BATENTED JUNE 30, 1903. M. V. HAMMAGK.

M. V. HAMMAG'K.

BED.

APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 'I. 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 30, 1903.

PATENT I OFFICE.

MARTIN V. HAMMACK, OF THALIA, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO OEPHUS O. GRIMES, OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.

BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,070, dated June 30, 1903. Application filed February 71 1902. $erial No. 93,012. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN V. HAMMAOK, a citizen of the United States,residing atThalia, in the county of Princess Anne and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beds, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates to beds, more particularly to metal beds; and it consists in various improvements in the details of construction whereby a bed is provided which will be composed of an unusually small number of parts and, including the bottom, will be light, convenient to handle, pack, and ship, and also be comparativelyinexpensive to construct, all as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof, and on which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts, Figure l is a perspectiveview of a bedstead and bottom of my improved construction; Fig. 2, a similar view of the head-frame separately; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the under side of one corner of the bed-bottom frame; Fig. 4, a view of one of the posts in elevation and in section; Fig. 5, a perspective view of one of the supporting-clips, and Fig. 6 a View of a modified form of post in elevation and in section.

In said drawings the portions marked A represent the posts, and B the bed-bottom. There are four posts A, as is usual, arranged in pairs, the head and foot posts being each connected by a horizontal rod a and diagonal brace-rods a, which in turn are joined and braced by rods a and a bent into ornamental designs, and a central vertical bar of, the several rods a, a, and a being connected where they cross by a plate or clip a in the form of a star. Each post is provided with an ornamental cap A, preferably joined thereto by a screw-threaded connection, as shown in Fig. 4. A bead or shoulder a is preferably forrned around each post at the proper height to support the clip on which the bedbottom is mounted, and above said shoulders are mounted said clips A which consist of clamping-rings split on each side and having radial parallel lips of and a through which a clamping-screw a extends, its screw-threaded end engaging with a screw-threaded perforation in lip a thus providing for the ready adjustment and securing of said clip. Said lips also serve as a rest for the ends of the end rails B of the bed-bottom. A wing' a extends from one side and is provided with an upwardly-projecting lug or pin a.

The bed-bottom consists of the side rails B, preferably of metal, having sockets b on each end adapted to engage the pins a, the end rails B adj ustably connected to said side rails by adjusting-screws b, and the spring B attached to said side and end rails. As shown in Fig. 1, the spring consists of a numher of panels composed of small coiled springs arranged at right angles and diagonallyjoined at the corners of said panels to star-shaped clips or plates, the outside springs being attached directly to the side rails B and the end rails B, which constitute both the frame of the spring or bed-bottom and the frame of the bedstead. The end rails B are each provided with a hinge b in the center, as shown, to permit the bottom to be folded when detached for convenience in handling or packing. In line with said hinges the coiled springs are jointed by inserting a short link or ring r to prevent said springs from being broken or injured by bending. As shown most clearly in Fig. 3, the ends of the end rails B are bent inward and at an angle to bring each parallel with the adjacent end of the side rail B, which is formed at a corresponding angle. .A screw-threaded perfo- 8 ration is provided in this portion, with which the screw-threaded end of screw b engages, said screw extending through a perforation in the rail B and being provided with a head on its outer end by which it may be turned 0 by a tool, and a collar or shoulder 19 on the inside of rail B, which is fast with said screw, and thus compels said rail to move with it in either direction it is turned. A wide flange b is formed on the-top side at each end of 5 each rail B, which is adapted to extend over the top of each end of the end rails B, so as to maintain said parts in line and insure a. smooth surface and provide protection from the joint.

In use the head-frame and foot-frame are placed in proper relative position. Thebedbottom is then put in place by engaging the sockets b on the ends of each side rail B with the lug or pin a of each clip A the bent portions of the end rails B resting on the projecting lips a and a The spring is tightened by turning the adjusting-screws b until the end and side rails are spread apart sufficiently to secure the desired result. It will be noticed by referring to Fig. 3 that the adjacent parts of said rails through which said adjusting-screws extend are bent to an angle, as above described, so that in forcing them apart the frameisnotonly widened butlengthened and the spring thus tightened in all directions. The clip A will turn on the post sufiiciently to permit the free adjustment of the spring, being loosened for the purpose, if necessary, and may afterward be tightened by turning up the clamping-screw a as will be readily understood.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a collar 0, secured to the post by a set-screw c, which may be substituted for the shoulder 01. on the post and by use of which the clips A may be mounted on any ordinary bedpost and my improved bed-bottom be thus adapted for use with any bed and the use of the side rails in common use thus dispensed with.

Having thus fully described my said invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bed, the combination, of the posts,

' the supports thereon for the bed-bottom, and

said bed-bottom comprising side rails mounted on said supports, end rails adjustably secured on said side rails, means for adjusting the frame of said side and end rails in directions at right angles to each other, and a spring bed-bottom attached and supported from both the side rails and the end rails, substantially as set forth.

2. In a bed, the combination, of the posts,

- the supports for the bottom mounted thereon and adapted to turn around said posts, said bed-bottom comprising side rails mounted on said supports, end rails adjustably secured to said side rails, means for adjusting said rails at the point of connection toward and from each other to adjust said bed-bottom both as to its length and width, and a springbottom attached to and supported from both said side and end rails, substantially as set forth. I

3. In a bed, the combination, of the end frames embodying posts, supports revolubly mounted on said posts, the bed-bottom com -t prising side and end rails mounted on said supports, said rails formed with angular adjacent faces and adj usting-screws engaging with perforations in said adjacent faces for securing said rails together, whereby a means is provided for enlarging or contracting said bed bottom to adjust the tension of the spring, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, in a bed, of the posts, the supports for the bed-bottom mounted on said posts, side rails mounted on said supports having the wings or wide flanges b at their ends, end rails mounted with their ends resting under said flanges, and means for adjustably securing said side and end rails together, substantially as set forth.

5. In a bed, the combination, of the posts, the clips mounted .on said posts having ongaging pins or lugs, the bed-bottom mounted on said pins or lugs and comprising side and end rails adj ustably secured together at the corners whereby the bed-bottom is adapted to be contracted and expanded both laterally and longitudinally, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Washington, District of O0- lumbia, this 24th day of January, A. D. 1902.

MARTIN V. HAMMACK. [L. s] Witnesses:

E. W. BRADFORD, CHAS. E. RIORDON. 

